Branthwaite
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English brǣmel (“bramble”) + thwaite.
Proper noun edit
Branthwaite (countable and uncountable, plural Branthwaites)
- A hamlet in Dean civil parish, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY0524).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics edit
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Branthwaite is the 15826th most common surname in England, belonging to 322 individuals.
References edit
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Branthwaite”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 217.
- Forebears